I own three DMMs and you can never have enough. Well, maybe you can. I use them because I am forever measuring multiple points in a circuit simultaneously. Not for ham radio but rather for hobby play with digital circuits.
My Fluke 179 is clearly the best of the lot and the auto-ranging feature is very nice. Many other features though I have not used. I also own a Triplett 9007 which is my second best and a BK Survivor model 2860A. I also have a Fluke clamp style current meter which I have never used. Bought it at a charity auction with a $20 bid and I think most others didn't even know what it was. I also have a Triplett analog VOM and two other cheaper analog VOM type meters. If you want to spend money, clearly by the Fluke but apart from auto-ranging (and there are probably other meters with that capability) I don't think it is that much more useful then my Triplett or my BK which are cheaper but not dirt cheap. Amazon has the Triplett for under $60. 73, phil, K7PEH > On Mar 19, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Dauer, Edward <eda...@law.du.edu> wrote: > > > My inexpensive DMM is becoming troublesome – internal rotary switch contacts > intermittent, requiring wriggling back and forth before it will give a > reading on some ranges. And it has limited functions > > Some research suggested the Fluke 179. I would like to have autoranging, all > the usual DMM functions, plus capacitance, diode testing, frequency, and > temperature. Amazon sells it with an accessory kit (the Fluke 179/EDA2) for > just under $300. That’s about four times what the less expensive brands go > for. But on the theory that it’s better to buy the best first and cry only > once, is the Fluke 179 worth the price? > > Ted, KN1CBR > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to phys...@mac.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
